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Middle School Vocabulary Terms (Part 1)

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    Vocabulary terms for 6th-8th grade students
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  • abandon
    v: cease to support or look after, desert, give up completely; n: complete lack of inhibition or restraint
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  • abundant
    adj: existing or available in large quantities, plentiful, having plenty of
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  • access
    n: a means of approaching or entering a place; v: approach or enter, obtain examine or retrieve
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  • accommodate
    v: provide lodging or sufficient space, fit in with the wishes or needs of
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  • accumulate
    v: gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
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  • adapt
    v: make suitable for a new use or purpose; modify
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  • agony
    n: extreme physical or mental suffering
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  • allegiance
    n: loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause
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  • ambition
    n: a strong desire to do or achieve something typically requiring determination and hard work
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  • anguish
    n: severe mental or physical pain or suffering; v: be extremely distressed about something
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  • anticipate
    v: regard as probable, expect or predict; act as a forerunner or precursor of
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  • apparel
    n: clothing
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  • arrogant
    adj: having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities
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  • barren
    adj: too poor to produce much or any vegetation; bleak and lifeless
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  • beacon
    n: a fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration
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  • beneficial
    favorable or advantageous; resulting in good
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